Published on 27 February 2017

Now showing at the Museum of New York is Muslim in New York: Highlights from the Photography Collection, an installation featuring incredible (and rarely seen) photos of Muslim New Yorkers from a range of 20th and 21st century photographers.

Whitney Donhauser, the Museum’s Ronay MenschelDirector elaborated on the relevance of celebrating the city’s complex diversity in the current political climate “this special installation comes at a time when the place of immigrants from Muslim-majority countries is being scrutinized, and even challenged, on a national level…The Museum’s rich photography collection, begun in the 1930s and growing each year, speaks eloquently to the enormous diversity of our city and the many ways in which immigration and religious diversity has enriched and benefited New York, the quintessential city of immigrants. We are proud to display these beautiful images of Muslims in New York as part of that story.”

Take a look at the images on display in the gallery below and find out more information on the museum’s website.

Robert Gerhardt, Boy Praying During Ramadan on the Street outside the Mosque Because the Mosque is Full, Parkchester Jame Masjid, Bronx, NY, 2012. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York and the photographer.

Mel Rosenthal, Girls in hijabs at Al Noor School, ca. 2001. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York and the photographer.

Mel Rosenthal, Debbie Almontaser with photograph of son Yousif, 2001. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York and the photographer.

Mel Rosenthal, Debbie Almontaser with photograph of son Yousif, 2001. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York and the photographer.